Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Bangladesh or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 248,523 against 62,138 in Bangladesh as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Bangladesh

62,138

in 2024

Pakistan

248,523

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

6th

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Bangladesh
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 248,523 against 62,138 in Bangladesh, a difference of 186,385.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 4.0 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	273,270	191,548	81,721	Bangladesh
1970s	341,778	220,658	121,120	Bangladesh
1980s	316,814	290,465	26,350	Bangladesh
1990s	210,876	329,364	118,487	Pakistan
2000s	136,805	314,501	177,695	Pakistan
2010s	77,985	302,266	224,281	Pakistan
2020s	62,579	259,091	196,512	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Bangladesh or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 248,523 against 62,138 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 186,385, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Bangladesh ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.